Simon Heffer's Blog, page 71

World Cup 2010: The problem with football is that it's just not cricket

All of my efforts to appreciate the 'beautiful game' have ended in failure,
admits Simon Heffer

Sir Ronald Harwood: A great knight at the theatre

Most honours lists are depressing, but one honour today has given Simon
Heffer hope.

Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill: Sub-prime slick is far worse than BP's

Mr Obama seems happy to sacrifice his relationship with Britain for electoral
reasons, writes Simon Heffer.

The Uses of Pessimism and the Danger of False Hope by Roger Scruton: review

Simon Heffer applauds a fine defence of conservative thinking in The Uses of
Pessimism and the Danger of False Hope by Roger Scruton

The dishonest general election campaign has given us a cynical Government

The Coalition should know what to do with the deficit without asking the
public, says Simon Heffer

Arts funding: fiddles show the way to go

The innovative Stradivari Trust has come up with a clever scheme that combines
philanthropy and hard-headed commerce, recognising that culture is a
business as well as a recreation, says Simon Heffer

The public sector will be better when the quangos go

But we won't attract people of the right calibre to do vital jobs if we pay
them derisory salaries, says Simon Heffer.

BP leaves Barack Obama looking all at sea

It doesn't help that Obama's anti-BP rhetoric appears to be fired by an
apparent anti-Britishness, writes Simon Heffer.

Cumbria shootings: This is no time to change our gun laws

What most astonishes me about Derrick Bird's case is that he was allowed to
own a .22 rifle, writes Simon Heffer.

The new politics is as obsessed with propaganda as the old was

The Coalition depends on rhetoric to conceal its weaknesses, says Simon
Heffer